A sea of blue: Murrayfield will be rocking as Scotland look to win their maiden Six Nations crown.
Scotland are capable of winning the 2010 Six Nations and completing a Grand Slam along the way, according to Sean Lamont. The Scarlets wing, who is in the team for the opening match with France on Sunday, says that if they play to their full potential, they can win the tournament for the first time.
The Scots won the last Five Nations championship but have failed to come close since Italy joined the competition in 2000. Since then, the country have been contenders for the wooden spoon for most of the last decade and have had to watch as the other four nations aside from Italy have claimed tournament wins.
Lamont, 29, insists that his team have what it takes to change that and hopes they can defeat Les Bleus on Sunday before building on that potential result with five straight wins.
"I'm not going to to jinx it by saying too much," said Lamont. "We've got to start with a win tomorrow. You can only win all of them if you win your first.
"If we play to the top of our game, we're targeting all five. You don't come into the tournament targeting one win, two wins, because then you get one win, two wins.
"It's down to us being at the top of our game, doing everything right, attack and defence."
Scotland have won just three of their last 15 matches in the Six Nations, meaning to win all of their next five would be a major shock. But there is a precedent for surprise wins, with Wales taking the trophy in 2005 having won just two of their 2004 matches.
After an impressive Autumn Test series which brought wins over Australia and Fiji, Lamont believes that if his team can build upon that with a win against France, they are setting themselves up nicely for a shot at glory.
"Although it doesn't determine the whole tournament, the first game, it helps if you win it," he said. "It's a great settler. Winning that would be another boost to the confidence which we can take into the following weeks."
Scotland take on France from 3pm on Sunday February 7 at Murrayfield. If you can’t make the match, then why not follow Rory Hamilton’s live text commentary from 2pm here on stv.tv/sport.
